Disney Solar Panels Hidden Mickey

Solar takes shape at walt disney world.

Disney solar panels hidden mickey. Blog mickey first reported the hidden mickey a. Now that s a hidden mickey. This five megawatt solar farm the result of a partnership with duke energy and reedy creek improvement district is hiding in plain sight near epcot producing enough power equivalent to 1 000 residential rooftop systems. A solar farm arranged into the shape of the famous mouse ears has been built near epcot at walt disney world.

The solar farm a sea of black panels feels far from disney world. Disney continues to find ways to provide clean energy to its parks and resorts and on april 12 unveiled its largest solar farm built by duke energy. According to blog mickey the solar panels now form a giant hidden mickey totaling nearly 11 5 acres the largest mickey on disney property. The sentinel wrote about the story in may 2015.

For those who have driven by the facility on state road 429 its been fun to watch how quickly the installation of the 500 000 panels has progressed. The solar farm is located off of world drive near the. Disney s solar farm isn t the largest hidden mickey however. That would be a 60 acre forest in clermont florida just east of u s.

But our biggest endeavor into the solar powered game has even more character than the rest to the tune of 48 000 panels in the shape of our very own mickey mouse. On tuesday april 12 representatives from orlando s walt disney world resort duke energy and reedy creek improvement district rcid flipped a giant light switch to mark the highly anticipated opening of a five megawatt solar facility. The farm is to the east of a busy state road 429 and near disney s wetlands and open lands although there are luxury townhomes. This video taken from above reveals what s not visible on the ground a 22 acre solar farm in the shape of a not so hidden mickey at walt disney world resort in orlando fla.

Ok it s not in the shape of a hidden mickey but this enormous project built on 270 acres and containing 500 000 solar panels can produce 50 megawatts of electricity. Help mickey sneak across the boardwalk without being seen.